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In February 1898, a Chicago buyer predicted that the fishermen's demand for higher wages would force salmon canneries to abandon the Columbia River for Alaska—a prediction that came true within a decade.
When a sailor drowned at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1876, his grieving colleagues turned to a grim folk remedy to recover his body.
“The garment was put in the river, and when it had floated down some little distance, the shirt sank directly at the foot of E-wood Street.”
Washington's Fish Commissioner clashes with Oregon courts over the right to arrest fishermen on the Columbia River.
“It is equally absurd to maintain that the Oregon officers can come into Washington, arrest its citizens, take them to Oregon and try them for violating the laws of Oregon, for an offense committed within the territorial limits of Washington.”
A culinary disaster on the Columbia River ruins a cook's reputation forever.
“B’iled sock coffee!”
A government survey explores halibut grounds off the coast of Washington and Oregon, revealing the challenges of establishing a commercial fishery.
“It is customary with the Pacific coast fishermen to call all large flounders halibut, which has led to many errors with regard to the distribution of that species.”
How an obscure postmaster from Astoria helped launch the steamship route that fed the California Gold Rush.
“The Pacific Mail steamships were built and dispatched to the Pacific just in season to take the first rush of passengers to California.”
A detailed look at the massive industrial scale of the Pacific Northwest's salmon industry in 1877, revealing the harsh labor conditions and the central role of Chinese workers.
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